# Did Ohio’s Vaccine Lottery Increase Vaccination Rates? A Pre-Registered, Synthetic Control Study

## Publications

* [Working Paper](https://osf.io/26n9a/) (September 19th, 2021)
  * [Previous Version](https://osf.io/a6de5/) (July 5th, 2021) 
* [Pre-registered analysis plan](https://osf.io/g6xns/) (May 24, 2021)

## Directory Info

* `R/` contains all scripts used in the analysis, including packages and sessionInfo for future reproducibility 
* `data-raw/` contains snapshots of the raw downloaded csv data of vaccination rates 
* `data/` contains our processed analysis data sets
* `figures/` contains all output figures
* `output/` contains pre-registered synthetic control weights and power estimates
* `output-multiverse/` contains output from the multiverse of models 
* `python/` contains python code to obtain and prepare auxillary covariate data

## Media Mentions 

* Politifact ["Have vaccine lotteries worked? Studies so far show mixed results"](https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/aug/19/have-vaccine-lotteries-worked-studies-so-far-show-/) August 19, 2021
* Science Magazine ["Cash for shots? Studies suggest payouts improve vaccination rates"](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/cash-shots-studies-suggest-payouts-improve-vaccination-rates) August 4th, 2021
* CDC ["COVID-19 Vaccination Field Guide: 12 Strategies for Your Community"](https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/downloads/covid19-vax-field-guide-12-strategies.pdf)

## Twitter Announcements

* [July 5th New Working Paper](https://twitter.com/davidnlang/status/1412161173215084544?)
* [September 20th Updated Working Paper](https://twitter.com/DavidnLang/status/1440007178518097921)
